Question follow-through · 113779

Ministerial Powers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14351 on Ministerial Powers, whether any confidential Ministerial directions have been issued since July 2024.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14351 on Ministerial Powers, whether any confidential Ministerial directions have been issued since July 2024.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Details of all published Ministerial Directions can be found on the GOV.UK website. Information on confidential Ministerial Directions is not published. The process for confidential Ministerial Directions is set out in Managing Public Money: https://www.g...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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